Monday, January 26, 2015

LIVE AND DREAM TOGETHER

Hey everyone!! Just stopping by today to share with you my take on the January mood-board here at Dusty Attic. We would love for you to play along with us.... It's simple just create a project using Dusty Attic Chipboard based on this months mood-board. You can pick what ever inspires you, the colors, words, or something from the picture itself. Plus there is a fantastic prize pack from Dusty Attic valued at $100 up for grabs!!! Also remember that throughout the month of January you can receive 20% off your order in the Dusty Attic store by quoting the Promo Code: Happy2015.

Here is what I came up with:

'Live and Dream Together'

I have taken my inspiration from the blue and brown/golden colors on the mood-board,
though the thing that inspired me most was the Jetty in the image. It
really reminded me of Dusty's 'Old Wooden Fence' chipboard, and I
created my layout around this one element that I just had to use on my
page.

Some close-ups:

I have taken some of the 'Old Wooden Fence' small, painting it all white with gesso, then using a combination of Acrylic paints, Micro-bead's, and some very fine sand colored embossing powder which I glued down instead of melting, to create a weathered timber look. I have glued the rails to the back, arranging each panel in a crooked way, adding to the effect.

I have added a Mini Birdcage #2 beneath my photo, mounting it up on a flower. I have used my finger to dab gesso on, then sprinkled some gold embossing powder into the wet gesso. I also added a touch of 13 Arts Gold Glitter Paint. The leafy stem coming down next to it is actually the smaller of the 2 frames in the Vine Frames #2 set. I decided that it was the perfect size to cut into smaller pieces, creating small leafy branches which I have used around the page.

I have taken the words 'Live' and 'Dream' from the 'Live Beautifully...' set and painted the white with gesso before dabbing on some mist with my finger. I have placed the word 'Live' above the fence, whilst placing 'Dream' below, layered on top of a small corner scroll from the Elegant Swirls #3. The scroll has been painted with Egyptian Gold Twinkling H2o's, and 13 Arts Gold Glitter paint.

Here you can see a Seagull I have painted with Acrylic paints to make it look a little more realistic, tucking it amongst the flower cluster to the left of my photo.

I have added the largest frame from the 'String Frames small' set around the photo, with one side sitting above the photo, and the other half sitting behind. I have simply painted it white with gesso.

There is also a really small section of Chicken Wire Panel beneath the flowers and papers above the photo. I colored it in black with a marker.

Lots of dimension as always!! I love building up layers and layers with papers, flowers and gorgeous pieces of chipboard tucked in!!!

That's it from me today. I hope you have enjoyed my post and found something here to inspire you!!! You can check out more of my work on my blog here.

About Me

Hi. My name is Jacqueline, though friends call me Jaki. I am a 26 year old, stay at home, single mommy to a gorgeous 4 year old son Jet. I have been scrapbooking for around 8 years now and am totally addicted... I always try to create something everyday. I love mixed-media backgrounds, distressed edges, layers and lots of dimension. Most of my pages are full of bright colors, though occasionally I will tone it down to soft pastels and neutrals. You can contact me at jakimoore89@gmail.com

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Please remember that this is my blog, where I share my artworks and other projects, ideas and designs. Through the sharing of my photos, creations, tutorials, ect, I hope to inspire you to create your own unique arts, this does not mean though that I give you the right to use them for your own profit. If you wish to use or duplicate any of this material please contact me and ask my permission. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to myself and this blog with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.Thankyou for respecting my works, designs and copyrights.Jacqueline